The stage in the life of a teenager-young man in which every stupid yet useful little trick is learned, first signs of this stage appear around the same time as pubertyand will end by the start of the professional life in which all capacity of imagination will be lost thanks mostly to an a-hole employer , despite this, dudehood will separate leaders from Followers.
one of the principal characteristics of this stage is the over use of the word "DUDEEEE"

other characteristics of dudehood are
the use of "bongs" for almost any activity
ideas that require a LOW budget, or no money at all
the discovery of a "taste for music, arts, food, and girls"